Facilities Operative

Facilities Operative

Job Category Facilities Vacancy Type Permanent Employment Type Full time Salary From £23, Salary To £24, Location Writtle Faculty/Prof Service Estates & Facilities Services Closing Date 10/05/ Ref No Documents
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About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

ARUs research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UKs Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UKs leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

At our ARU Writtle campus, we specialise in animal, environmental, agricultural and horticultural courses, for learners aged 16 to 18, adult learners, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

About the role:  

We have an exciting opportunity to become a part of our Facilities and Operations team. As one of our Facilities Operatives, you will provide a high level of customer service, ensuring a safe and secure environment is maintained for all staff, students, and visitors to ARU Writtle.

The job role will involve porterage and caretaking duties, as well as carrying out basic general maintenance and upkeep of student residence and other university properties as necessary. In addition, you may be required to assist with security, compliance and monitoring testing.

You will work on a rotating shift cycle covering 06.00am 23.00pm five days out of seven, generally between Monday to Friday. Occasional weekend and bank holiday working will be required to cover annual leave.

With either a range of GCSEs at A-C grade or equivalent or vocational qualification, including English and Maths at NVQ Level 2 or equivalent required. To be successful in this role it is desirable that you are customer focused and have a positive and can do attitude. It is essential that you are in possession of a full UK driving license.

It is expected that interviews will take place on 20 May

ARU are committed to the safeguarding of all its students, staff and visitors and provides a safe physical environment.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

This role does not qualify for visa sponsorship under the point-based system and is therefore only open to applicants with the right to work in the UK.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes:

For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification. 

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